CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction has updated its design guide on designing with structural stainless steel. Design Guide 27, 2nd Ed., Structural Stainless Steel is based on the new Specification for Structural Stainless Steel Buildings.…
AISC Issues Technical Advisory about Painting Interior Steel
CHICAGO - Anecdotal evidence suggests that specifiers are increasingly requiring that fully enclosed steel members in building structures be primed. The…
Steel Industry Remembers Legendary Detailer Walter J. Gatti
CHICAGO - Walter J. Gatti, founder of Tensor Engineering, died April 25 after a brief illness. Gatti, 88, had boundless energy and a passion for the steel…
Connecticut Bridge Wins Top NSBA Prize
CHICAGO - The I-91 Interchange 29 Exit Ramp Flyover Bridge in Hartford, Conn., is the 2022 Bridge of the Year! The National Steel Bridge Alliance and participants of last week's World Steel Bridge Symposium in Denver selected the 880-ft. bridge for the top…
AISC Announces New VPs of Membership & Certification, Finance & Human Resources
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction has named Todd Alwood its new Vice President of Membership and Certification and promoted Michael Mospan to Vice President of Finance and Human Resources. "I'm excited to recognize Todd and Mike, who both…
AISC Names 2021 Safety Award Winners
CHICAGO – The American Institute of Steel Construction is pleased to recognize more than 70 steel fabricators and erectors for their outstanding safety records in 2021. Most of this year's winners have earned the Institute's top safety award, the Safety…
AISC Offers $5,000 for the Next Great Steel Floor Beam Connection
CHICAGO - Structural steel is already the gold standard for rapid erection. But what if we could make it even faster? The American Institute of Steel Construction is offering $5,000 for up to three great ideas to revolutionize steel floor beam connections.…
Connections Researcher Amit Kanvinde Wins 2022 Higgins Lectureship Award
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction has awarded its 2022 T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award to Amit Kanvinde, PhD, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the College of Engineering at University of California, Davis. Kanvinde will…
A Grateful Industry Recognizes Structural Engineers on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
CHICAGO - As the nation solemnly marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we'd like to take a moment to thank a very special group of people who answered the call and offered their expertise in a time of great need: structural engineers. As first responders…
Free Online Student/Faculty Steel Bridge Live Lecture Series to be Held September 13-29, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) is teaming up with the University of Wyoming, American Iron and Steel Institute, American Institute of Steel Construction and National Steel Bridge Alliance to launch a free online…
